Authorities offer brief update on Castle Hill double-homicide case

During a press conference in Bangor on a missing persons case Friday, Lt. Troy Gardner of the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit offered a brief update on the Castle Hill double-homicide investigation that began on Aug. 13.

During a press conference in Bangor on a missing persons case Friday, Lt. Troy Gardner of the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit offered a brief update on the Castle Hill double-homicide investigation that began on Aug. 13.

Without getting into specific details, Gardner said, “We are hopeful that we will be able to move forward with the Castle Hill investigation in the next three to four weeks.”

Authorities have not confirmed if any arrests have been made in the case since the investigation started.

Shortly after finding the men, authorities sent the ATV and the pickup truck to be analyzed at the Maine State Crime Lab in Augusta.

When asked if investigators have determined who owned the ATV, Gardner said, “We have the ATV and have followed up with that information … [and] we’ll be moving forward at some point with a prosecution.”

“We anticipate that the evidence will be beneficial in moving forward with the investigation,” Gardner said.

Authorities have given area residents little solace other than emphasizing their commitment to finding those responsible for the deaths.

“We have no reason to believe at this point investigatively, that there’s any concern in the community or safety concerns … We’re pretty comfortable with the fact that there’s no ongoing threat to the community,” Gardner said Friday.

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